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<div><h1 class="article-title">What is the Message of the Day? </h1></div>
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    <p>In the Overview area of Home, view announcements from your system administrator in the <strong>Message Of The Day </strong>area. </p>
<p>The MOTD is typically used for system-wide announcements. Most institutions use this space to display messages about scheduled maintenance, system updates, and important dates and events.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">View the Message Of The Day in Overview.</h2>
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    <p>While viewing your Home site, select <strong>Overview</strong>. The Message Of The Day will open in the content area of the page.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Customizing your view of the Message Of The Day</h2>
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    <p>Use the Options area to customize how the Message Of The Day in your system displays to you.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Select options and click Update.</h2>
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<li>To view just the MOTD subject line, select <strong>Show Announcement subject</strong>; to view the entire body of the MOTD, select <strong>Show Announcement body</strong>.</li>
<li>In the <strong>Number of days in the past</strong> field, enter how many days into the past you would like to view MOTDs. This is useful if you prefer to only see recently posted messages.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Update</strong>.</li>
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    <p>While viewing your Home site, select <strong>Dashboard</strong>. The Message Of The Day will open in the top part of the page.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Collapse the Message of the Day. (Optional)</h2>
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    <p>If you would like to collapse the MOTD, click on the up arrow next to the Message of the Day heading. </p>
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    <p>If you have previously collapsed the MOTD, you can expand it by clicking the down arrow next to the Message of the Day heading.</p>
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    <p>Note: When you refresh the Home page, your MOTD will automatically expand to show the current messages.</p>
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